The Secret Every Meeting and Event Planner Should Know
Why training your nonprofessional presenters can dramatically improve the quality, energy and brand impact of your event If you manage corporate or association events, there is one important truth that is easy to overlook. Your professional keynote speakers may open and close the event, but the quality of your industry speakers, staff presenters and internal […]
Four Secrets to Selecting the Best Keynote Speaker in 2027 and Beyond
The keynote speaker can make or break your event. Choose well and you set the tone, energize your audience, and deliver the strategic outcome your organization is counting on. Choose poorly and you spend a significant portion of your budget on an hour that people forget by lunch. For meeting planners, event planners, association event […]
The Future of Leadership and Board Retreats
The outdated concept of the leadership retreat and the board retreat has given way to a completely new approach. For decades, these gatherings followed a familiar script. Fly everyone to a nice location, fill a few days with presentations and open discussion, add a dinner and maybe a round of golf, and hope that something […]
Innovation Has Just Been Reinvented
Everything about the way we drive innovation inside our organizations has changed. The tools are different, the speed is different, and the mindset required to win is different. Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have rewritten the rules, and the organizations that understand the new playbook will capture a head start that the competition may […]